Strider-Buck-Taraini 882 Revisited

[roshi]

If you search old posts about the SBT you'll find that I generally praised it. I didn't have a problem with the thin (0.50)liners, the lock up was perfect. I did criticize it for the pricing being a little higher than most of us expected.

I then noted that I sold my SBT when I bought a Strider SnG. End of story? No!

I love my SnG. It has become my EDC. It fits my hand and uses perfectly. Truly the "Holy Grail" of folders for this old fart who has had hundreds of knives since I got my first at age 8 a mere 48 years ago.

However, I travel by air a lot and have no intention of trusting the TSA with my very expensive Strider.

Then the bulb brightened inside my head and I saw the solution, get an SBT for travel.

So I bought another one. Same perfect lock up, great egonomics, superbly sharp ATS34 (how does Paul Bos do that?), feels just like the SnG. Still impresses me at being much stronger in prying than the SnG and the clip can be placed on the left side which isn't the case on my Gen 3 SnG (even has an extra set of clip screws plugging the non-clip side holes).

Anything different? Yeah, the price. If you search you can find one for around $ 105 shipped which is less than the larger Buck Strider folders. Yep, right where Josh said it would be as the production run got to more dealers.

Thanks again Buck for another great knife! (How about one with plain edge an no stippling?)

 

[DumboRAT]

Dangit, you've just reminded me of a great reason to keep my 882 around !

Allen
aka DumboRAT

 

[jimjen178]

I love the fact that it's a combo edge. Srider doesn't offer a "normal
run" with serrations.

I also believe that the blade is (dare I say) better that that of the SnG.

I'm getting one customized into a Ti framelock, and already had one modded with G10 slabs and custom back spacer.

 

[roshi]

Originally posted by jimjen178

I also believe that the blade is (dare I say) better that that of the SnG.

I wouldn't say better, just different. Both are scary sharp but my previous experience is that the S30V will hold the scary sharp edge longer. The SBT is a thicker spine and wider width to the tip making it a better pry bar. The SnG is a flat ground slicing demon that is more precise in cuts than the hollow ground SBT. I like them both. What's it going to cost you turn an SBT into a frame lock with G-10? My inclination would be that it would be cheaper to buy a used SnG?